City Parks Foundation Presents 'SummerStage APAP Showcase' With Bebel Gilberto & Gregory Porter, 1/5

City Parks Foundation announced the SummerStage APAP Showcase, a special event taking place at the Highline Ballroom on Thursday, January 5, 2012. The showcase will feature Brazilian superstar, Bebel Gilberto and acclaimed jazz vocalist, Gregory Porter as well as other guests for a special night of performances that will offer audiences a preview of the upcoming 2012 season of SummerStage.

Internationally acclaimed and Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Bebel Gilberto has taken the legacy of the music from Brazil’s Bahia region to the dance floor, earning worldwide success. She has a sound that is deeply rooted in Brazil’s musical traditions, but distinctly her own. Catch her in this rare club performance. For more information visit www.bebelgilberto.com.

Grammy nominee Gregory Porter exhibits his brand of vocal mastery. For more information visit www.gregoryporter.com.

Tickets are required for this event. Tickets are $20.

Doors open at 6:00PM. The Concert starts at 7:00PM.

For more event information, including group ticket sales, please visit Highline Ballroom’s website at http://highlineballroom.com.

SummerStage presented by AT&T, a program of City Parks Foundation, is New York's largest free performing arts festival. SummerStage annually presents over 100 performances in eighteen parks throughout the five boroughs. With performances ranging from American pop, Latin and world music to dance, spoken word and theater, SummerStage fills a vital niche in New York City's summer arts festival landscape. Since its inception twenty-six years ago, more than six million people from New York City and around the world have enjoyed SummerStage.

For more information visit www.summerstage.org or Twitter @SummerStage or https://www.facebook.com/SummerStageNYC.

City Parks Foundation (CPF) is the only independent, nonprofit organization to offer park programs throughout the five boroughs of New York City. CPF works in over 750 parks citywide, presenting a broad range of free arts, sports, and education programs that empower citizens to support their parks on a local level. CPF’s programs and community building initiatives reach more than 600,000 people each year, contributing to the revitalization of neighborhoods throughout New York City.

For more information visit www.CityParksFoundation.org or Twitter @CPFNYC or https://www.facebook.com/CityParksFoundation.